Pieternella – 18-07-15 (sold)

Cubistic portrait pastel drawing

Commissioned work. They wanted a portrait in a cubistic style. I used velours paper so I could make planes very easily with my Schmincke pastels.

Sans Titre – 09-07-15 (sold)

cubist portrait graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 09-07-15 (Sold)’ depicts Sari Maritza, American actress and celebrity of the 1930s. Beauty meets cubism.

Sans titre – 08-07-15

Cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Gloria Swanson

Part of the sans titre series, put in my roundism style: American actress and celebrity Gloria Swanson.

De Horsten – 02-07-15

impressionistic landscape graphite pencil drawing

An impressionistic view from royal estate ‘De Horsten’ near Voorschoten over the meadows towards The Hague.

Nude – 09-06-15

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

I wanted to suggest evaporatation and transparency with this pencil drawing.

Nude – 02-06-15

cubist nude graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Nude – 02-06-15’ is an attempt to create a female form in motion. I extrapolated contours outside the body

Nude – 28-05-15 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

A continuation of the roundism series. I particularly like this one because I like the pose and the fluidity that speaks. It’s a kind of zig-zag pattern that appeals to me. It’s with a private collector from the U.S.

Nude – 18-05-15 (sold)

Surrealist nude graphite pencil drawing

This surrealistic drawing was the cornerstone of this series for now. One drawing and three paintings would follow. The drawing is with a private collector from France now.

Nude – 12-05-15

cubist minimalist nude graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Nude – 12-05-15’ is a mininalist one. Only executed in short strokes and stripes, omitting no essential structures.

Nude – 08-05-15

cubist nude graphite pencil drawing

Variation 11 show a return to straight lines and planes. I wanted to put less stress on the body and more on the planes as a whole – in- and outside the body and communicating.